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mannitol [1 record]

Record 1 2011-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Sugar Industry
  • Food Additives
  • Medication
Universal entry(ies)
C6H14O6
formula, see observation
DEF

An alcohol, either of natural origin (manna, seaweed) or prepared synthetically, used in pharmacy (an excipient, a laxative), electrical engineering (dry electrolytic condensers) and polymers manufacturing. A sweetener. A texturizer for chewing gum and candy.

CONT

Mannitol ... Med use: Osmotic diuretic test, test of kidney function.

CONT

Mannitol has only 70% of the relative sweetness of sugar. Because it is less sweet than sucrose, more needs to be used. ... Mannitol lingers unabsorbed in the intestine for a long time, supplying energy to intestinal bacteria. As bacteria consume mannitol, they multiply, they attract water, and they produce irritating waste ... causing bloating and diarrhea.

OBS

Chemical formula: C6H14O6

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Sucrerie (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Additifs alimentaires
  • Médicaments
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
C6H14O6
formula, see observation
CONT

Le mannitol est utilisé dans l'industrie électrique et l'industrie des matières plastiques. [...] Le mannitol est utilisé aussi en thérapeutique pour son action laxative et son pouvoir diurétique osmotique.

CONT

Mannitol. [...] Édulcorant. Agent de texture pour gommes à mâcher et bonbons.

OBS

Le Dictionnaire de la chimie et de ses applications (DCHIM, p. 668) précise que la forme «d» (soit d-mannitol) est naturelle.

OBS

Formule chimique : C6H(indice 4]O6

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Industria azucarera
  • Aditivos alimentarios
  • Medicamentos
Entrada(s) universal(es)
C6H14O6
formula, see observation
OBS

Fórmula química: C6H4O6

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